Lectures related to Physical Models for Micro and Nanosystems

Structural Mechanics FEM: A First Model

Covers Finite Element Modeling in Structural Mechanics, building a first model to analyze a Polysilicon Micro-Cantilever and understand load types.

Structural Mechanics: Understanding Structures' Behavior under Loads

Covers the basics of structural mechanics, exploring how structures respond to loads and the factors influencing their behavior.

Structural Mechanics Fundamentals

Covers the fundamentals of structural mechanics, including materials, mechanics vocabulary, the Eiffel Tower, and the collapse of the Quebec Bridge.

Mechanics of Slender Structures: Elasticity & Buckling

Explores 3D elasticity, beam bending, and buckling phenomena in slender structures.

Introduction to Free Convection: Governing Equations

Explores free convection, laminar flow boundary layer equations, and heat transfer principles.

Transient Heat Transfer

Covers exercises on heat and mass transfer, including multimodal heat transfer and transient conduction.

Forced Convection Correlations

Explores forced external convection correlations and the procedure for solving convection problems, including the comparison of velocity and thermal boundary layers.

Internal Equilibrium of Solids

Covers the theory of elasticity, internal equilibrium, stress, and strain in deformable solid bodies.

Designing Structures: Marshmallow Challenge and Mechanics

Covers the Marshmallow Challenge and explores structural mechanics concepts like beams, bars, and trusses.

Internal Forced Convection: Hydrodynamic Aspects

Covers the hydrodynamic and thermal aspects of internal forced convection.

Structural Mechanics Fundamentals

Covers the basics of structural mechanics, including forces classification, resultant force, and object responses to loads.

Heat Transfer from Extended Surfaces: Fins

Covers the heat transfer from fins, exploring their behavior and optimization for efficiency.

Structural Mechanics: Basics and Applications

Covers the basics of structural mechanics, including forces, materials behavior, and failure mechanisms, along with advanced topics and a historical overview.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics: Systems of Forces

Introduces the fundamental concepts of forces, moments, and their classifications in structural mechanics.

Internal Forced Convection

Explores internal forced convection, covering convection coefficients, velocity profiles, and energy balances in pipes.

Structural Mechanics Fundamentals

Covers the basics of structural mechanics, including materials, geometries, and classes of engineering materials.

Introduction to Structural Mechanics

Covers the fundamentals of structural mechanics, including axial loading, stress, strain, and generalized uniaxial loading.

Distributed Loads: Centroids and Centers of Mass

Discusses distributed loads, focusing on centroids and centers of mass in structural mechanics.

Trusses, Frames & Machines

Covers the analysis of trusses, frames, and machines, focusing on the joints and section methods.

Finite Element Method: Applications and Formulations

Explores the application and formulation of the finite element method in solving various engineering problems.